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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 26 (setup 4, season 37)
Walsall
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Owen EVANS17Jack STEVENS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Josh KEY28Tariq LAMPTEY
Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO83Marc BOLA
Isaac HUTCHINSON4Vitaly JANELT
Kelland WATTS56Theo VASSELL
Emmanuel MONTHE66Dennis ODOI
Joe RILEY7Jamie ALLEN
Hannibal MEJBRI8Oliver BURKE
Conor WILKINSON696Ademipo ODUBEKO
Callum LANG107Josh ECCLES
Nathan BROADHEAD11Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Andy WILLIAMS12Dan TURNER
Glenn MORRIS13Aidan STONE
Brandon COMLEY14Thierry SMALL
Jacob MADDOX15Dan BUTTERWORTH
Will RANDALL16Liam McCARRON

Walsall 3 Port Vale 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 10,825, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Hans REYGWAT 7½)
8 Mejbri, 61 Lang, 87 MejbriScorers65 Lamptey
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
4Fouls21
7Offsides2
5Shots on6
7Shots off11
12Total shots17
2Shots saved5
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Tariq LAMPTEY
2ODUBEKO shot over.
8GOAL!! After a neat build-up MEJBRI drove a low shot past the 'keeper. (1-0 Walsall)
10A accurate pass found BURKE and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide.
13HUTCHINSON beat BURKE and drove the ball to KEY who dragged his effort wide.
21A brilliant strike from BOLA was dealt with by a useful block from the 'keeper.
22ODUBEKO rushed through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
29A cross from ALLEN left JANELT in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
33BROADHEAD was put clear by MONTHE and he stepped inside STEVENS but struck his shot over the bar.
34VASSELL beat a number of Walsall players and slammed a shot over.
38HUTCHINSON rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Port Vale 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
40A weak shot from RILEY rolled agonisingly wide.
 
47BURKE headed just beyond the far post.
49BURKE brought the ball away from KEY and stroked a tame shot over.
54BURKE ran onto a wonderful ball from ALLEN but fired his shot wide of the lefthand post.
59A good ball from RILEY on the left was collected by MEJBRI who scuffed his shot just wide.
61GOAL!! A poor drive from LANG seemed to hold no problem for STEVENS but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (2-0 Walsall)
65GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed ECCLES to touch the ball to LAMPTEY who fired a looping shot into the back of the net. (2-1 Walsall)
69LANG knocked the ball to RILEY who turned it over the bar.
70HARRISON made space on the right and touched the ball to BOLA who rasped the ball wide.
82BROADHEAD rushed a simple chance.
83BROADHEAD rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
87GOAL!! A patient Walsall side were rewarded with a lovely strike from MEJBRI. (3-1 Walsall)